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This doesn’t seem to relate? The only thing I said was it’s tautological… if they couldn’t affect the status quo to their desires, then they wouldn’t be consid
by MichaelZuo 1y ago
This doesn’t seem to relate?
The only thing I said was it’s tautological… if they couldn’t affect the status quo to their desires, then they wouldn’t be considered to have wealth or power in the first place.
- aspenmayer 1y agoThey (elites who want to solve the problem/change the status quo) are not able to do so because most elites are okay with the current status quo.
- MichaelZuo 1y agoHow is this point relevant to my point? It seems to be completely unrelated to the tautology.
- aspenmayer 1y agoYour argument is that elites who wish to change the status quo, but can’t for whatever reason, aren’t really elites. I agree to a point. I argue even if the above is true, they truly are elites if the word actually describes anyone accurately and not just aspirationally, and that there are too many cooks in the kitchen for one to rise above the din.